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Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys

Coordinates: 47°30′03″N 2°50′12″W / 47.5008°N 2.8367°W / 47.5008; -2.8367
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Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Lokentaz
Saint Gildas church
Saint Gildas church
Coat of arms of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Location of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
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Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys is located in France
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys is located in Brittany
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys
Coordinates: 47°30′03″N 2°50′12″W / 47.5008°N 2.8367°W / 47.5008; -2.8367
CountryFrance
RegionBrittany
DepartmentMorbihan
ArrondissementVannes
CantonSéné
IntercommunalityGolfe du Morbihan - Vannes Agglomération
Government
 • Mayor (2020–2026) Alain Layec[1]
Area
1
15.28 km2 (5.90 sq mi)
Population
 (2021)[2]
1,565
 • Density100/km2 (270/sq mi)
Time zoneUTC+01:00 (CET)
 • Summer (DST)UTC+02:00 (CEST)
INSEE/Postal code
56214 /56730
Elevation0–42 m (0–138 ft)
1 French Land Register data, which excludes lakes, ponds, glaciers > 1 km2 (0.386 sq mi or 247 acres) and river estuaries.

Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys (Breton: Lokentaz) is a commune in the Morbihan department of Brittany in north-western France.[3] Inhabitants of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys are called in French Gildasiens.

Its French name refers to Saint Gildas, who founded the abbey of Saint-Gildas-de-Rhuys on the Rhuys Peninsula in the 6th century. From 920 to 1008, the Norman raids forced the monks to bring the relics of the saint to the abbey of Saint-Gildas of Châteauroux that they founded under the protection of the prince Ebbes of Déols.

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References

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  1. ^ "Maires du Morbihan" (PDF). Préfecture du Morbihan. 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Populations légales 2021" (in French). The National Institute of Statistics and Economic Studies. 28 December 2023.
  3. ^ INSEE commune file
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